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EMDR Advanced Training
EMDR with Children
Play Therapy and Polyvagal-Informed Techniques for Trauma Therapists
Unlock transformative healing for children in trauma with an approach that’s as playful as it is powerful. In this live, experiential workshop, you’ll discover how to weave EMDR’s proven eight-phase model with the nervous system wisdom of polyvagal theory and the creative spark of play therapy. Designed for EMDR-trained clinicians, this hands-on training offers ready-to-use, polyvagal-informed interventions, rooted in safety, connection, and co-regulation, to help children process trauma, express themselves symbolically, and build lasting resilience. Through practical activities, case examples, and therapist-friendly tools, you’ll learn how to assess readiness, cultivate neuroception, and turn every EMDR session into a safe enough space for genuine healing and change.
Practical Skills
Practical Interventions You'll Learn
- Use non-directive play in history taking to assess trauma narratives safely
- Introduce child-friendly EMDR rating tools such as playful SUD and VOC scales
- Incorporate play-based bilateral stimulation (BLS) with drumming, puppets, sword play, hopping, and tapping
- Learn rhythmic play interventions (singing, echo games, call-and-response) to anchor ventral vagal regulation
- Implement nature-based play regulation practices (drumming on logs, circle dances, safe place animal metaphors)
- Apply cultural humility in play therapy by including diverse toys, sounds, and stories
What You Get
What's Waiting for You Inside This Training
IFS foundations for EMDR clinicians
Build a working understanding of Self-energy, the 8 Cs, and the IFS healing process applied to EMDR work.
IFS across all 8 phases
Map where IFS concepts and techniques integrate with each phase of the EMDR protocol.
Recognizing protective parts in EMDR
Identify how the over-analyzer, perfectionist, and critic show up to block reprocessing, and respond accordingly.
Unblending and Self-energy interventions
Help clients stay connected to Self during reprocessing instead of getting taken over by a part.
IFS-informed interweaves
Use parts-aware interweaves during reprocessing when protective systems pull clients out of the work.
Modified Phase 3 for parts work
Identify a part as the target, hold the part in awareness during BLS, and track shifts at the parts level.
Lifetime on-demand access
Go at your own pace and return to the material whenever a client's parts work calls for it.
Free community membership
Join TTI's shame-free community of practitioners for ongoing conversations, support, and resources. No cost, no catch.
Meet Your Trainer
About Your Trainer
Jackie Flynn
EdS, LMHC-S, RPT-S
Jackie Flynn is a passionate advocate for healing through play, EMDR, and nature. As the owner of Counseling in Brevard in Cocoa Beach, Florida, she supports individuals of all ages using play therapy, expressive therapies, and EMDR. Her work centers on compassion, creativity, and nervous system regulation, offering clients a safe space to heal and grow.
With a background as a teacher, school counselor, and school-based clinician, Jackie holds an Education Specialist degree and brings decades of experience to her practice. She specializes in trauma, anxiety, and emotional regulation, tailoring evidence-based approaches to meet the unique needs of each client, from children to adults and families.
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Stop Working Around Parts. Start Working With Them.
When a protector steps in, an exile floods, or a client loses access to Self, the standard EMDR protocol doesn't have a built-in answer. This training gives you the IFS-informed framework, the Phase 3 modifications, and the parts-aware interweaves to keep the work moving without losing fidelity to either model.